Improvement in weather-strips



' 13. '0. W. HARRIS 82; P. M. WILLIAMS.

Weather-Strip.

a t ed May 7, 1878'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN O. W. HARRIS AND FRANK M. WILLIAMS, OF MOUNT GILEAD,

OHIO.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 203,448, dated May 7, 1878; application filed November 15, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJ. O. W. HARRIS and FRANK M. WILLIAMS, of Mount Gilead,

' of the same.

A represents a right and left concave piece of zinc or tin, attached to the door about two inches from the bottom, and is stationary. 0 represents a flat strip of sheet-iron, attached to the door by means of screw-eyes, and is placed directly under'A, and falls over the carpet-strip. B represents a narrow strip of zinc, placed upon its edge in the center of the strip (J, and at right angles therewith, and attached to O by means of rivets. The object of the strip B is to close the space between A and G.

D represents the lower corner of 0, turned up at about an angle of thirty degrees, for the purpose of raising the strip 0 over the carpetstrip of the door, and obviates the necessity of a spring for that purpose.

The invention works as follows: When the strips arefattached to the door, as above described, the strip G, being hung upon screweyes, falls down over the outside of the carpetstrip, closing all space between the door and the carpet-strip, the strip B closing all space between the strip A and the strip 0, the whole making a complete protection from snow, wind, or rain.

When the door, which swings upon its vertical edge adjacent to D, is open, and it is desired to close it, the inner corner of the strip 0, turned up, as shown at D raises the strip above the carpet-strip of the door, and carries the same safely over without catching.

We claim- The combination of strip 0, havin g upturned corner D, and plate B, with plate A, secured to the door, substantially as shown.

- B. G. W. HARRIS.

F. M. WILLIAMS. Attest:

CHAS. W. ALLISON, B. ANDREWS. 

